This past weekend, the 2026 Monster Energy Supercross Series headed to Seattle for Round 6. This was the earliest that the SX Series had visited the Emerald City since the days of the old Kingdome existed. With the new venue, Lumen Field, not having a roof, concerns about the weather always arise whenever the series heads to the Pacific Northwest. However, even with a dreadful forecast in the week leading up to the race, the weather ended up turning pretty decent on Saturday. Under clear skies, the riders in both the 250SX West and 450SX classes put on quite the show in Seattle, with main events that featured entertaining lead battles. In the end, it was Haiden Deegan who took the win in the 250SX West class after a heated battle with hometown hero Levi Kitchen, while Eli Tomac overcame a second-place start to reel in and pass Cooper Webb for the win. It was a solid evening of racing, and now the series moves back down to Arlington, Texas, for Round 7!
In Seattle, it was Max Anstie who grabbed the holeshot and the early lead in the 250SX West main event. On a track that certainly favoured his riding skills, Cooper Webb took the early lead in Seattle. Cooper Webb was in control of the 450SX main event in the early laps. Cooper Webb was very good in the Seattle sand section. Thankfully the weather turned out okay for Round 6 in Seattle. Despite the cool temperatures, a lot of fans came out to watch Round 6. Ken Roczen had a solid main event going in Seattle until he was taken out by Hunter Lawrence. Unfortunately, Hunter got a little too aggressive late in the 450SX main event and cost himself a podium finish. Haiden Deegan was once again fast in Seattle, but other riders are beginning to find speed also. This battle was the best that we’ve seen all season in the 250SX West class. I don’t think Deegan expected Kitchen to stop and acknowledge their great battle. After a few weeks of losing valuable points, Eli Tomac was back to his old self in Seattle. After qualifying first in the opening 450SX session, Jorge Prado crashed hard in the second session and was out for the night. Your 250SX West podium from Seattle. On Saturday night, Tomac once again served notice that he is the rider to beat in 2026.
